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Love is Strong	By : harry102 Category: +M through R > New Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Views: 8124 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Rachael Quest woke up with a start. Her heart was beating wildly in her chest and her ears were thundering with the noise. She immediately looked to the right in response to the sound of a body shuffling and instinctively pulled the covers closer around her body.
“You’re safe,” Jade whispered. “We’re all safe,” she reaffirmed. “You’ve only been asleep for thirty minutes. Try to catch some more.”
It probably took five seconds from the moment she woke up to the moment she realized that she really was safe, but it felt like so much longer in her heightened state of fear. She sat up further then and took a few calming breaths while the events of the previous evening came rushing back through her sleepy brain.
Then she looked to the left in search of her son…her little man. The drapes were pulled shut and the room was completely black, except for a small patch of light peeking its way through so Jade could keep an eye on the parking lot. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust, but the silent and thankful tears came the moment she saw him. His back was to her, but she could watch him take the deep breaths of a peaceful sleep for hours.
With that thought in mind she got out of bed on shaky legs. She shot Jade an appreciative look and then made her way over to the tiny table and chair set in front of her son’s bed. He had his arms wrapped protectively around the beautiful redhead she had only met briefly the night before. He basically had his entire body wrapped protectively around her. She found herself feeling unbelievably grateful to this young woman. It was clear that her son was in love.
After watching them for about an hour she found herself amazed. “They are completely in sync,” she whispered to herself.
“They always have been,” Jade responded without taking her eyes from her post.
When he moved, she moved with him and vice versa. When he took an unsteady breath, her hand unconsciously ran soothing strokes along his neck or chest. When she woke up, she pulled back from his hold only slightly and looked at him like he was the most important thing in the world. It was clear to Rachael that her son’s love was very much returned.
Rachael stood up then and it startled Jessie out of her reverie.
“Sorry,” Rachael apologized softly. “I didn’t mean to wake you.”
Jessie eased her way out of Jonny’s embrace, hoping to leave him undisturbed for a few more minutes.
“You didn’t,” she smiled. “What time is it?” she then asked quietly, looking down to make sure Jonny was still asleep.
“It’s only eight-thirty, but we should head out now,” Jade responded.
Jessie hesitated slightly, looking down at Jonny again. She didn’t want to wake him so soon. She was pretty sure he had not slept in more than two hour increments over the last few days and he was completely exhausted. She wanted to curl back into his arms and stay there for at least another eight hours.
“You’re the one that wanted to go home,” Jade pointed out dryly.
“I guess saving your life only buys me a few hours reprieve from the bitchy comments,” Jessie mumbled under her breath.

“What was that?” Jade asked.
“I said it would be nice if he could sleep for a few more hours,” she sighed quietly, running a hand through his hair, but knowing that Jade was right. “Wake up. Wake up. Wake up,” she laughed in a sing song voice, applying more pressure to the hand in his hair.
“Mmm…not funny,” he grumbled and turned away.
“That’s how I used to wake him up for school when he slept through his alarm,” Jessie responded to the curious looks. “He doesn’t like it,” she giggled and then got to her knees and jumped on top of him.
“Baby,” he growled, rolling her off him and then jumping out of bed so she wouldn’t pounce on him again. It wasn’t graceful and he tripped over the sheets before falling onto the other bed. “Fuck,” he grunted, shifting onto his back to try and get his bearings. He could hear clapping in the background.
“Hotshot, I give that a 6.5,” Jessie laughed.
“I hate you,” he mumbled.
“Well, I love you,” Rachael laughed at their interaction.
His mother’s voice brought him out of his hazy state and he was upright in a heartbeat. “You’re really here,” he smiled and then embraced her tightly. “I was afraid it was a dream,” he whispered in her ear. He didn’t let the hug last long, however. He still had too much to lose and they weren’t safe yet. “When can we leave?” he directed at Jade, feeling the adrenaline start to pump.
“We should head there now,” Jade responded. “I’d like to go during rush hour in case the roads are being watched. The sooner we leave the better.”
“Head where?” Jessie asked.
“Has there been any activity?” he asked Jade, ignoring his girlfriend's question.

“None,” she breathed. “I’m sure Grobin is freaking the fuck out by now. I would feel more comfortable if we moved.”
“Let’s head out in ten,” Jonny suggested. He didn’t want his mother to be afraid.
“Are we going home?” Jessie asked a little louder.
“No. I have something a bit cooler in mind first,” he grinned, hoping to keep things light. He didn’t want to fight with her. “I think you will appreciate it actually.”
“Where?” she asked again, trying to keep her voice even. “No. You know what? It doesn’t matter. Let’s go home. Please,” she finished quietly.
“I need you to trust me,” he breathed patiently, but given his lack of sleep it was difficult. Then he looked at his mother too. “I need you to trust me.”
Jessie was never one to give up that easily though. Maybe it was his fault for not properly explaining his reasons to her.
“You’re shaking,” Jessie tried to tell him quietly, grabbing his forearm. He didn’t even realize he was shaking until she said it. “I don’t feel safe…” she started, but froze at the look that came across his face.
“I didn’t want you to come…,” he shot back, but then closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm his nerves. “Fuck,” he whispered, shaking his head and walking away. He headed straight for Jade, needing a private moment with her.
“You ok?” Jade asked sympathetically.
“Fine,” he half-laughed, rubbing the back of his head. “Did you get it?” he asked slowly.
“Here you go,” she grinned and then showed him a small plastic bag. “It will be ok,” she whispered and then leaned in for a hug, deftly slipping the bag into his front pocket.
“Thanks,” he told her sincerely.
“Do you want to handle them or should I?” Jade asked, nodding toward his girls. “I will lay down the damn law if they don’t get with the program.”
“Don’t treat them like children,” Jonny warned. “It won’t go over well.”
“Yeah…yeah,” she rolled her eyes. “You have five minutes and then I will drag them out,” she said dryly. “I’m going to go pull the car up.”
Once Jade was out the door, he turned to the girls on the other side of the room and found them in a tight embrace. They were both crying and any anger he felt evaporated. All he wanted to do was protect everyone, but every decision he made was hurting someone he loved.
“Jade is pulling the car around,” he announced to get their attention, rubbing the back of his neck again. “Look…I know this situation is not ideal, but I’m doing what I think is best for everyone. I can give you ten reasons off the top of my head as to why it makes sense to wait until tonight before heading back to the Compound, not the least of which is that Grobin will have men watching…”
“Exactly…,” Jessie interrupted. “We need to warn them.”
“Grobin won’t create a scene,” Jonny stated patiently. “He will just want to see if anything is out of the ordinary. If we are ruled out as a potential threat to him the Compound will be safer for longer and we will have more time to plan our next move before he circles back.”
“You’re right,” Rachael stated. “That’s exactly what he will do,” she breathed heavily and then pulled her son into a hug. “I trust you, little man,” she whispered in his ear.
“Thank you,” he responded in relief, but only let her hold him a moment longer. “Can you give us a moment, Mom? Jade should be right outside.”
“Sure,” she smiled and then gave Jessie a quick look he could not identify. The moment she began to walk away, however, he was struck with a crippling anxiety that made his chest tighten painfully.
“Wait,” he breathed out and then caught up with her quickly. “I’ll walk you.”
“I think I can manage the four feet from the door to the car,” she said patiently, but they were already out the door and he was helping her into the back seat before she could protest again.
“Please keep your head down,” he asked. “I’ll be right back.”
“JONNY,” Jade yelled in frustration.
“I said I’ll be right back,” he snapped, slamming the door and walking away and back into the room before he could hear anything else she had to say.

“I love you,” were the first words out of her mouth when they were alone. “…and I trust you. You know that,” she finished softly.
He let those words wash over him, but still felt sick to his stomach. “But?” he asked. Jessie just shook her head in confusion.
“You love me, but you don’t feel safe with me,” he stated bitterly, angling is body away from her so that he had one shoulder leaning against the door. He did not want to throw a pity party for one, but could not just let it go either. “You trust me, but you don’t feel safe with me.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” she interrupted. She tried to grab his shoulder, but he shrugged away. It hurt more than it should have, but she knew they were both being too sensitive. She also knew he was afraid and lashing out at her was the only way he could express that right now. She needed to reassure him. “Just because I want to know what is going on does not mean I don’t feel safe with you. I just don’t feel safe being in the dark. I’m my father’s daughter. What do you expect? You’re telling Jade things that you aren’t telling me. How do you think that makes me feel?” she asked and then paused because she didn’t want to fight. “Didn’t I just tell you, barely twenty four hours ago, that I feel so ridiculously safe in every way when I’m with you? It wasn’t a lie… just like it wasn’t a lie when I let you inside me,” she whispered, but could not say anything else because she was afraid of traitorous tears. She was truly sick of the goddamn tears.
He could not have felt worse if he tried.  “I love you too. So fucking much,” he murmured sincerely and then pulled her into a bone crushing hug. “I love you,” he said again, right against her ear. “I’m sorry for snapping at you. I did apologize in advance yesterday for the asshole behavior we both knew I would display.” That comment elicited a small giggle from her.
“You are not an asshole,” she grinned, pulling back and cupping his face gently.
“What...I’m a giant asshole?” he sighed.
“No,” she interrupted. “You’re the best person I know. You’ve been put in an impossible situation and I know you’re just trying to keep everyone happy. I’m sorry for being difficult. I don’t like being in the dark, but I know you will keep me safe and I mean that more than you could ever understand,” she finished.
He took a step back then and fished the little plastic bag out of his pocket to show her.
“Oh…baby,” she responded quietly when the realization hit her and then she pulled him back into a tight embrace. “Now I’m really sorry for being difficult. I was being stupid and immature because I was jealous of Jade and the lack of sleep didn’t help. Please…just tell me what you need.”
“A few more hours,” he replied, tugging her closer. “Just give me a few more hours and then I promise we will go home. I don’t think they are in danger at the Compound. I would call them if I thought that for even a moment. Jade would too.”
“I know,” she smiled and then pushed past him toward the door. “Now let’s go before Jade comes in here and attempts to kick my ass.”

“She wouldn’t stand a chance in hell,” Jonny laughed, turning to follow.
“I said attempt,” Jessie responded dryly over her shoulder.
He grabbed her around the waist before she could open the door and pushed her up against it lightly. She whimpered softly at the feel of his hips against hers. “Promise me we will not be sharing a bedroom with anyone else tonight.”
“That is a promise I can definitely keep,” he chuckled. “And Jade doesn’t have a fucking thing on you,” he whispered in her ear before opening the door and pushing her through. “Will you ride in the back with my mom and make sure she stays out of sight?”
“Not a problem,” she smiled and climbed in the back. Jonny felt a weight lift from his shoulders knowing that she would stop fighting him on every decision.
“Let’s go,” he told Jade, jumping in the front seat and giving her a look not to make any comments. “You can get some sleep once we’re there,” he told her. “I know you must be exhausted,” he admitted, feeling guilty for giving her attitude.
“We will be there in an hour everyone,” Jade announced as they got back on the road.
“Where are we going?” Rachael asked, sparing Jessie from having to do it.
“The Wentworth,” Jonny supplied.
“The fancy hotel?” Jessie questioned and Jonny turned in his seat slightly to look at her.
“Yeah…and I got us the honeymoon suite,” he winked.
“That’s brilliant,” Jessie laughed, immediately up to speed with his thought process.
“Sweetheart,” his mother interrupted. “I don’t think you appreciate Grobin’s capabilities. Any record of our names...any credit card transactions...will be tracked.”
“Oh…they don’t know we’re coming,” Jessie assured.
“…and they will never know we were there,” Jonny finished.
“Explain?” his mother requested.
“It’s simple really,” Jonny started. “I hacked into the hotel’s scheduling system last night. The honeymoon suite was not booked, so the entire top floor should be clear. The maids and other staff will have no reason to even be on that floor. We will sneak in through the service entrance and take the stairs right on up.”
“What if someone is on the floor? And how will we get into the room?” she worried.
“I also tapped into the security system,” Jonny clarified. “I have a live feed of all cameras on the floor. The delay is minimal. We will know if anyone is around. As for the door, Jade could break into Fort Knox and with my backdoor into their system no alarms will be tripped.”
“Where did you learn to do all of this?” she asked in amazement.
“Dad always encouraged me to keep my interests broad,” he hedged. “Is there anything else you are worried about?”  He wanted to answer any questions he could to assuage her fears.
“I just…what if they find us? Won’t we be trapped?” she said more to herself than anyone else. “Can I just talk to your father for five minutes?”
Jonny’s throat closed up at the mention of his father and Jessie jumped in for him.
“Calling home would just put them at risk and it would alert Grobin,” Jessie rationalized. “If men are watching the Compound it would lead them right to us.”
“I can convince him to just wait there for us. I trust you all, but nothing in life is certain. I just want to hear his voice in case…,” she broke off.
“Nobody on this planet could convince him to wait,” Jessie looked down at the woman crouched next to her. “He would run straight for you. Probably wouldn’t even think to take a car because he would only be thinking about getting to you. I know that’s true, which is why we need to wait or we will be putting him in danger too.”
“Ok. I’m sorry,” she gave in with a deep breath. “I want everyone to be as safe as possible.”
“It will be alright,” Jessie promised with a soothing hand on her shoulder. “If we’re not at the Compound with IRIS, the next best place to be is with your son or my father,” she added quietly. “Try to rest. Once we can get cleaned up at the hotel, we’ll all feel better.”
The rest of the ride was silent as everyone kept to their own thoughts.
Jade could not get thoughts of Race out of her head. She was afraid of his reaction once he learned of her involvement and was even more petrified that he would want nothing to do with her. It was hard for her to admit that, even to herself, but being around others that were so obviously in love made it impossible for her to ignore.
Rachael could only think of Benton and could not keep her eyes off her son. She was remembering the last moments she was alone with her husband. It was a memory she pulled on often to help keep her sane.
“This is too much Benton,” she stretched against him lazily and admired the gorgeous master bedroom in the gorgeous hotel suite he had surprised her with from the gorgeous king sized bed that they had just made love in.
“You are worth it and so much more,” he laughed. “I love you, Mrs. Quest.”
“I love you too, Pooh-Bear,” she mumbled into his chest.
“Do NOT call me that,” he laughed again. “You are crazy,” he said with love and then began kissing her neck again.
“Let’s not start something we can’t finish,” she sighed.
“Oh…I’ll finish it,” he grinned against her neck, while trying to coax her back into a prone position on the bed.

“Stop now and put some clothes on,” she pushed him off playfully. “I can hear your son coming.”
“He’s your son when he interrupts sex,” Benton deadpanned and just stared at her as she threw on a robe and opened the door to greet their rambunctious five- year old who jumped right into her waiting arms.
“Morning mama. Did you sleep tight?” he asked sweetly.
“Yes baby,” she hugged him close and was convinced that she had never been happier. Her beautiful boy was in her arms and her sexy husband was naked in their bed. “Come help me get breakfast for your father,” she kissed him quickly and then winked at Benton before leaving the room.
Sitting in the car nearly thirteen years later, the memory was as clear as if it had been yesterday. ‘I love my boys so much,’ she thought passionately.
Jonny was totally focused on the little plastic bag in his pocket. He felt like it was practically on fire. He had asked Jade to get a strand of his mother’s hair so he could test it against IRIS’ records. He knew she was his mother, but he still had a gnawing fear in his gut that this could not be real and that thought had his heart beating wildly.
Then he felt Jessie wrap her arms around his neck lightly from behind. She gave him a soft kiss to the temple and then settled back into her seat and watched his strong jaw as he looked out the window. All she could think about was getting him alone. The heavy stuff was there too, but she did her best to ignore it. Bottom line…if his heart was broken then hers would be too and she would do anything to prevent that.
Everyone’s train of thought was broken when Jade pulled up to the service entrance of the hotel. “I’ll meet you up there,” she announced. “I have to get rid of the car.”
“Let’s go. Stay close,” Jonny told the girls as Jade drove off. He led them stealthily through the hotel laundry room and they were on the top floor before anyone had a chance to worry about being seen.
“Now what?” Rachael asked.
“We wait for Jade,” Jonny told her, taking a seat on the floor. “Don’t worry. She will be here…”
“The cavalry has arrived,” Jade interrupted.
“That was really fast,” Jonny commented.
“…and I managed to get breakfast too,” Jade smiled, tossing a bag at him that smelled like heaven. “Let’s get to work.”
Once inside, they all dropped down on the comfortable couches and dug into the breakfast Jade had procured. Jessie finished quickly and then unashamedly curled herself into Jonny’s side and watched him eat.
“Jade, I don’t know who you stole this breakfast from, but it was worth it,” Jonny grunted and then leaned back, rubbing his stomach with one hand and Jessie’s hair with the other.
“Stole?” Rachael asked guiltily.
“Eating a stolen breakfast is a Quest family tradition?” Jessie laughed.
“Don’t scare my mother please,” Jonny pleaded. “I don’t want her thinking I’m a degenerate.”
“Oh…hardly,” Jessie sighed and looked straight at Rachael. “He was ten and it was for a good cause then too.”
“Now I have to hear this story,” Rachael perked up.
“Don’t you guys want to clean up and get some rest?” Jonny asked. “It’s been a long night.”
“I want to hear it now too,” Jade offered and received an exasperated look from Jonny.
Jessie got a huge smile on her face before starting. This was one of her favorite memories. “We were in Bangalore for an IT conference that Dr. Quest was scheduled to speak at. We did some sightseeing when Dr. Quest was free, but our dads were hell bent on keeping Jonny and I in the hotel otherwise. They didn’t think it was safe for us to be out and about without two able bodied adults to watch us since we tended to get in trouble…every now and then. Anyways, it didn’t go over too well with us to be kept cooped up so we may have taken advantage of our babysitter one day when our dads were at the conference. We snuck out as soon as they left and made our way over to the markets.”
“Oh my God,” Rachael reprimanded.
“It was one of our better reckless decisions. Trust me,” Jonny laughed. “In retrospect though, it was dumb to plan a secret trip to the market without figuring out how to get our hands on some cash first.”
“The streets were a little crazy and crowded, but they were filled with the most interesting people,” Jessie continued. “We wondered around for about an hour before getting into any trouble, but then it found us. We were hanging out by a fruit cart listening to an old lady tell a story to a few children. I can’t remember what it was about, but I remember being fascinated. Anyway, I’m standing there listening when I see out of the corner of my eye that Jonny is distracted. So I look over and there are these two little kids…clearly hungry and homeless…about to steal some food from the cart, which is obviously something you don’t want to be caught doing in India. So Jonny realizes that they are about to be caught and he decides to grab a handful of fruit right in front of the cart owner and takes off at a mad dash with this guy five times his size running after him and screaming in Hindi that he’s gonna chop his hand off once he catches him,” she laughed.
“What did you do?” Rachael asked in alarm.
“What I always do,” she shrugged. “I followed the idiot to try and keep him out of trouble. This big guy was persistent too. He just kept coming after us. I was actually starting to get really worried when we heard a young voice from an alleyway calling out for us to follow. We were able to slip in without being seen and then he led us through a few alleys and into an abandoned store where he and the two little kids we saw at the market were hiding. We all enjoyed a good laugh and shared a nice meal. Our dads were not happy though. I think we were grounded for a few months for that stunt.”
“That was very reckless, sweetheart. You could have been hurt.”
“Maybe,” Jonny grinned. “…but I never would have met my brother if it hadn’t happened, so I’d do it all over again.”
“How many more stories like this do I need to brace myself for?” she asked with mild concern.
“How much time do you have?” Jessie quipped, looking lovingly at her boyfriend.
“Oh dear,” Rachael smiled. “Jessie, please make sure I have a drink in my hand when we sit down so you can fill me in on the last thirteen years.”
“Hey,” Jonny interrupted. “I think I should be the one to fill you in.”
“You will and then I will get the full version from Jessie,” Rachael told him straight out.
“Shit,” Jonny sighed, laying his head back on the couch and turning toward Jess. “Be gentle with me,” he pleaded.
“I promise,” she smiled and then got up from the couch as some indecent thoughts entered her head space. “You should get some more sleep, Jonny. I can take the first watch.”
“I’m too wired to sleep,” he told her. “I would feel better if you guys got some rest though, especially you Jade.”
“No argument from me,” Jade yawned. “I trust you to hold the fort down. Call me if you need anything. Otherwise, I will relieve you in a few hours. What time do you want to head to the Compound?”
“It’s ten-thirty now,” Jonny said looking at his watch. “I think we should start back around five. That way we will have the cover of dark. If we wait too much longer, I’m afraid our dads will raise the red flag.”
“That’s a guarantee,” Jessie stated. “Especially since our phones are off.”
“We’ll be back before they can freak out,” Jonny deflected. “Go get some rest. You too, mom. I’m honestly fine.”
“Ok,” Jessie agreed. “Just promise you’ll wake me up if you change your mind.”
“Ace, I promise,” he swore with a wink.
She leaned down then to kiss him on the cheek and whisper something in his ear before heading to one of the empty bedrooms. Rachael couldn’t hear what she said, but the softest and most content smile graced her son’s face. His eyes didn’t leave Jessie until she was safe behind closed doors.
“Mom…sleep,” Jonny interrupted her thoughts. “I will be here when you wake up.”
“I know that… I do,” she sighed. “…but if I have learned nothing else over the last decade, I’ve learned that you can’t take any time for granted. It’s so simple and so cliché, but most people still take it for granted anyway.”
“Ok,” her son smiled. “Ask me anything, but then you need to rest. Deal?”
“I can only pick one thing?” she scoffed and he just nodded. “Fine…how did you and Jessie fall in love?”
He laughed outright. “That is an unfair question. I would have to tell you my entire life story to answer that properly.”
“I know,” she grinned.
“Mom, come on,” he implored and it warmed her heart. “Can we start with something a little easier?”

“Ok,” she thought for a moment. “How did you get that scar above your eye?”
“How did you even notice that? It’s so small.  Never mind…you’re a mom…you see all. Well, I’m glad you didn’t ask Jess that one anyway. She hates this story and would probably not talk to me again for a few days on principle if she had to hear it again,” he said and took a quick look at the closed bedroom door she had retreated behind.
“No edits,” his mother insisted.
Jonny took a deep breath before starting. “A few weeks after Jessie’s sixteenth birthday she went on her first real date,” emphasizing ‘real date’ in air quotes.
“What’s with the air quotes?” his mom interrupted.
“This fucktard took her to McDonalds for dinner and then a walk on the beach. It does not count as a first date if you spend under ten dollars. That’s bullshit,” he said a little heatedly.
“Sounds like you’re jealous that it wasn’t you,” she teased.
“That is beside the point. I absolutely would have done so much better, but that is beside the point. I mean McDonalds…really? The guy’s father was the second richest guy in town and he drove a fucking Porsche. He could have given her more than that. Anyway, I had only planned to see where he was taking her and then I was gonna head home, but…”
“You followed her on her first date?” his mom interrupted with an incredulous tone.
“Maybe,” he shrugged. “…but I had the full support of our fathers. They didn’t like the guy when he came to pick her up either. Anyway, I had only planned to see where he was taking her and then I was gonna head home, but once I saw McDonalds I knew something was up. I almost beat the shit out of the guy right there when I saw her face as she got out of the car. She was so disappointed. It still makes me angry when I think about it. I followed them on the beach after. You know…there was some… kissing going on. If you could even call it that…the guy basically looked like he was trying to eat her face. She pushed him away after a few moments, but he kept trying to start it up again and then he said some pretty mean things when she didn’t let him. I wasn’t going to intervene…I really wasn’t because I knew she could take care of the guy easily if he pissed her off enough, but I guess I just got pissed off faster. I barely even remember it. Not my proudest moment. I went off the guy. He got in one cheap shot,” Jonny sighed, pointing to his head. “…but that was it. I think he was embarrassed that a freshman kicked the shit out of him so he never told anyone what happened and he kept Jess’ name out of his mouth after that. She didn’t speak to me for almost a month afterwards though. Not a word. I guess I deserved it, but it still hurt like hell.”
“Jonny,” his mother sighed.
“I know. I know. It was dumb and immature. Jess managed to read me the riot act before starting the silent treatment,” he remembered. “All I can say is that I was fifteen and I loved her…more than I had ever loved anything else and she was with this guy who didn’t really care at all…he was just this older guy that was trying to take advantage of her. He had no clue how amazing she was…is… I didn’t know how to tell her, so I just reacted. I guess it’s just part of our crazy story now,” he laughed. “I can’t say I regret it. I don’t. She deserved better and I’m gonna make sure that she gets every bit of it.”
“I don’t doubt that,” his mother smiled and then yawned.
“Sleep,” he ordered, getting up and helping her to her room. She gave him a long hug at the door to her bedroom. “You remind me so much of your father,” she smiled as she entered the room. “He would have done something completely idiotic like that for me too.”
“Then I’m in good company,” Jonny replied. “I love you, mom.”
“I love you too, little man.”
Once alone, Jonny took a deep breath and tried to stay awake. He tried to keep his mind out of certain danger zones, but it wasn’t easy. He settled on thinking about Jessie. Telling his mom about his scar reminded him of how hard he had to work to get her to talk to him again.
“Jessie...come on. Don’t you think this has gone on long enough,” he pleaded. He had tried apologizing. He had tried making her laugh. He had even tried giving her space, but almost four weeks in and she still wasn’t even acknowledging his presence. Clearly pleading was not going to work either. He knew he only had one option left…
“You called me immature, but what do you call this?” he taunted. “You’re acting ridiculous.”
“YOU WERE SPYING ON ME?” she seethed.
It took him a moment to respond because he was so surprised to hear her voice. “I don’t see it that way.”
“How would you feel if I did that to you?” she asked.
“You think I wouldn’t enjoy a girl fight over me?” he laughed.
“GET OUT,” she yelled. “Get out of my room, right now.”
“I didn’t mean that…Fuck,” he sighed. “I’m an idiot. Ok. I’m a fucking jerk. I was only trying to protect you though. He was too old for you and…”

“Don’t you think my father would have forbidden me to go if he thought that…”
“Who do you think sent me to follow you?”
“I would expect that asinine behavior from him, but not you. I thought you respected me more than that…,” she broke off.
“Do you have ANY idea what that guy was saying about you behind your back? He told the entire locker room what he was planning to do with you on several occasions and I didn’t start anything. And you were hardly the first girl he said those things about. I didn’t tell Race and I didn’t tell you. Do you have any fucking concept how hard that was for me?”
“Why didn’t you?” she asked a little softer.
“Because I didn’t want your first date to be ruined. You were so excited,” he sighed. “And I knew you would think I was just being over protective. I knew you wouldn’t listen. I was hoping the asshole was just saying all of that to sound cool and that he really saw how amazing you are and would actually treat you like you deserved. Don’t be mad at your dad. I would have followed you either way to make sure. I know you can take care of yourself, but he is twice your size. I couldn’t just turn a blind eye to the things he was saying and assume he wouldn’t try anything. I was only going to see where he took you, but when I saw where it just didn’t feel right,” he paused and saw that she was trying to fight back tears.
“Why did you even let him touch you?” Jonny asked. “I’m sorry…that is none of my business. Just…you are not like other girls…and that is a good thing. Please don’t try to be. You are so much…so much more than they could ever be. You deserve a man who knows that.”
She just stared at him for a while after that.
“Can we please make up now?” he reverted back to pleading. “I miss you.”
Jonny could not help but smile at the memory now. It made him realize how much he loved her passion…even if it was being channeled through anger at him.
“What is that smile for?” Jade interrupted his thoughts.
“Nothing…just trying to keep awake,” he responded heavily. “Are you sure you don’t need more time? I will have no problem keeping watch a few more hours.”
“I know, but a two hour cat nap is all I need to feel refreshed. I suggest you do the same. I will be waking you up before you know it,” she grinned.
“Thanks Jade…for everything.” She just gave a light nod in response.
Jonny headed straight for the room where Jess was sleeping and shut the door quietly behind him. She was curled up against a pillow fast asleep and he was honestly a little jealous of the pillow.
He knew he needed to sleep, but his mind was still going a mile a minute. ‘Maybe a hot shower will help,’ he thought.
He felt immensely better after a few minutes under the spray. “Fuck, I need one of these fancy hotel shower heads,” he mumbled with a smile, bracing himself against the wall and closing his eyes to focus on the sound of the water pounding all around him. He was half asleep when he heard it.
“Want some company, Hotshot?” she asked softly.
“I always want you,” he responded without even opening his eyes.
She jumped inside in front of him then and slipped her arms around his neck, watching him as he relaxed under the stream. ‘I love him,’ she thought passionately and the wave of emotion that washed over her was tangible.
“Te quiero, nena. Tú eres todo para mí,” she whispered in his ear and moaned softly when she felt his hands grip her hips and pull her closer.
“We shouldn’t do this here,” he whispered unconvincingly, but could not focus on much past the droplets of water falling from her lips once he managed to open his eyes.
“I promise to be gentle,” she told him sweetly, gripping the back of his head and kissing him thoroughly.
Before he knew it her hands were heading south, grazing the V-shape of his abs and then gripping him firmly. “Shit,” he broke away with a gasp and pressed his forehead over her shoulder against the cool tile of the shower.
He enjoyed the stream of water down his back again and let her manipulate his body for a few more moments before taking any action.
“I’m sorry for yelling at you earlier,” he apologized, breathing heavily. “Fuck…that feels so good,” he moaned, shifting his head to her shoulder.
“I already forgave you…so shut up and kiss me,” she ordered.
He gave in then and she felt everything in his kiss. His apology. His love. How much he wanted her…
“Quiero estar dentro de ti,” he grunted, lifting her up and sliding into her easily. It felt too easy and he didn’t know if it was because of the way he felt about her or because he was half asleep, but it didn’t matter in that moment.
“God…yes,” she moaned into his neck. “Harder.”
“No,” he teased, slowing down and exaggerating the roll of his hips. The movement was different than anything he had done before, but it felt amazing. Jessie quickly felt her self control slipping away. She was completely lost in the movement of their bodies, the softness of his lips against her neck and the barely audible sounds he made each moment he was completely inside her, for however brief that moment was…always too brief in her mind.
“Keep,” she breathed heavily. “…just like that…what’re you doing?” she practically yelled when she realized he had stopped and she was back on her own two feet. The smile he gave her sent a chill up her spine.
“I want to play a game,” he smiled again.
“Now?” she asked in disbelief. “You want to play a game, right now?”
“Fuck yes,” he leaned over and whispered in her ear. She whimpered when she felt him brush against her stomach.

“Only if you finish what you just started when I win,” she said slowly, distracted by the feel of his teeth on her ear.
“When you win?” he laughed from low in his throat and then shut off the water and got out of the shower. “Game on, beautiful.”
“What are the rules?” she asked, while following him out and staring at him without shame as he ran a hand through his hair. Her man had a perfect body.
“You need to be absolutely quiet for the next five minutes,” he grinned.
“Oh…ha-ha. I know I talk a lot, but that is hardly a challenge,” she shot back, gloriously naked with her hands on her hips.
“You sure about that?” he taunted. “No sounds either…not just words.”
“Start the clock, babe.”
“You don’t stand a chance,” he stalked toward her and then kissed her passionately against the wall.
“Mmm…” she whimpered and tried to pull away from his lips, but he grabbed her face between his hands and pushed his tongue inside her mouth, effectively thwarting her attempts to break the connection.
She was fully expecting him to lift her up and slid into her again, but his hands were not budging from her face and neck. She tried rubbing her feet along his calves, but he wasn’t getting the message. She eventually got tired of waiting and lifted herself up onto his body. He stopped kissing her for only a moment then to smile against her lips before he thrust two of her favorite body parts back inside her. Her senses were on complete overload between the movement of his tongue and his hips and then he snaked one hand slowly down between them and began pleasuring her with his hand too.
She groaned incoherently into his mouth and then stilled. She could not move. She could only focus on the slow building orgasm that she knew was approaching as he assaulted every sensitive part of her body at once. Even her nipples were on fire as his chest rubbed against them each time he pushed inside her. She swears he could make her come just by playing with her nipples.
She knew he was about to lose it too when he finally pulled away from her mouth and buried his face in the crook of her neck. “Shit…please come with me, baby. Right now,” he ordered. “I want to feel you all over me,” he then whispered in her ear and she bit down on his shoulder. She wanted to scream out, but settled for pulling his hair roughly and focusing on his soft grunts as he finished what he started in the shower.
“Christ,” he sighed once they were both satisfied and slick with sweat and water. Her legs were shaking around him. “I fucking love you,” he laughed, sinking to the floor with her on top of him.
“I love you too,” she grinned, pushing herself up slightly to hover above him. She like watching him recover.
“You so lost that bet,” he breathed heavily.
“Uh…yeah. I would NOT call that a loss,” she murmured, kissing his chest and then looking up at him thoughtfully. Her body was still tingling deliciously.   “…but you know that you would have won a lot faster if you didn’t insist on kissing me like tomorrow was never gonna come.”
“Mmm…maybe that’s true, but the whole reason I suggested the game in the first place was to keep you from being so loud,” he teased. “I didn’t want Jade to hear us. I never expected you to be able to keep quiet all together, but I thought challenging you might help the cause.”
“Oh my god,” she admonished, slapping his chest a little harder than he expected. “That is not true at all.”
“It is,” he argued. “It’s ok that you can’t control yourself when you’re with me. I know that I rock all kinds of worlds.”
“Cocky much?” she raised a brow.
“Fuck yeah,” he declared. “How could I not be when I get to be with you?” The look in his eyes told her they were done with the jokes. “I really…really love you. I am the luckiest bastard alive that I get to hold you right now and I know it. As much as I fought you on coming because I would rather you be safe at home, I’m just as relieved to have you here with me. You balance me. You make me better…more,” he swallowed noticeably. “Am I making any sense right now? You just make everything better by being there.”
“Completely,” she smiled a little choked up. “I know exactly how you feel. You are just so much better at making it sound beautiful and romantic,” she sighed and rested her head over his heart. “I know I’m not always the best at expressing how I feel. Just know that you…are everything. Nothing is more important to me than you. Nothing.”
“I want to take you out when this is all settled,” he declared, pushing the hair out of her face. “On a proper first date. I should have been the one to take you on your first date.”
“You’ll be the first date that matters,” she breathed out quietly.
“Pouring our hearts out on a cold bathroom floor,” he commented after a few minutes of just holding each other and lazily stroking her hair. “We are weird.”
“Wouldn’t have it any other way,” she started and then made a move to get up and hand him a towel. “…but let’s get to bed. I want you to have more than two hours of sleep in a row…I know that’s a crazy concept, but it’s happening whether you like it or not,” she ordered.
“Yes,” he kissed the top of her head and then threw on a pair of boxers and headed for the bed.
Once she was spooned in his arms, he started to drift immediately. “I can’t wait to be home,” he mumbled into her hair sleepily. “In my own bed…with you…on top of you…inside of you…all over you…and you have no idea how badly I want to taste you,” he finished.
“Don’t get me started,” she shifted uncomfortably. “Because you can’t finish right now…and that is not a challenge,” she quickly added.
“Mmm..,” was the only response she got and then he was down for the count, leaving her to contemplate his words. Yeah…she was definitely wide awake after that confession.
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